Another brouhaha in Europe involving Muslims offended by Western imagery declared to be an insult to the prophet Muhammad. This time the locale is Germany, not Denmark, where a murderous Muslim mob threatened violence against a brothel that displayed an enormous seven-story poster featuring allegedly sacrilegious imagery. No, the poster didn't depict the prophet Muhammad. Designed to solicit World Cup customers, the poster a depicted a woman wearing pink panties lifting up her bra next to the slogan "A Time to Make Friends." Just below the panties were images of flags from the 32 nations that will be competing in the 2006 World Cup, including two Islamic countries, Iran and Saudia Arabia.
Personally, I'm not convinced Muhammad would be bothered enough by a silly poster to demand a bombing in retribution, but to defuse the possibility of a bomb attack or other acts of violence the brothel owners capitulated to the angry mob's demands. The whole scenario is even more ridiculous than the Danish cartoon scandal, but I find the violent imposition of censorship chilling and think those who profess to uphold the right to free speech should take the situation seriously and speak out against a blantant act of intimidation. Read more here: World Cup Row: German Brothel Removes Muslim Flags Amid Threats.
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